diff --git a/image_pusher/TCPStreamPusherSocket.cpp b/image_pusher/TCPStreamPusherSocket.cpp
index 6094827c..489c0498 100644
--- a/image_pusher/TCPStreamPusherSocket.cpp
+++ b/image_pusher/TCPStreamPusherSocket.cpp
@@ -99,22 +99,15 @@ void TCPStreamPusherSocket::CloseDataSocket() {
 bool TCPStreamPusherSocket::AcceptConnection(std::chrono::milliseconds timeout) {
     std::unique_lock ul(send_mutex);
 
-    if (broken)
-        return false;
+    CloseDataSocket();
 
-    if (fd.load() >= 0)
-        return true;
-
-    if (ever_connected) {
-        broken = true; // session policy: no reconnect
-        return false;
-    }
+    broken = false;
 
     pollfd pfd{};
     pfd.fd = listen_fd;
     pfd.events = POLLIN;
 
-    const int prc = ::poll(&pfd, 1, static_cast<int>(timeout.count()));
+    const int prc = poll(&pfd, 1, static_cast<int>(timeout.count()));
     if (prc == 0) {
         logger.Error("TCP accept timeout (" + std::to_string(timeout.count()) + " ms) on " + endpoint);
         return false;
@@ -130,7 +123,7 @@ bool TCPStreamPusherSocket::AcceptConnection(std::chrono::milliseconds timeout)
         return false;
     }
 
-    int new_fd = ::accept(listen_fd, nullptr, nullptr);
+    int new_fd = accept(listen_fd, nullptr, nullptr);
     if (new_fd < 0)
         return false;
 
@@ -143,7 +136,7 @@ bool TCPStreamPusherSocket::AcceptConnection(std::chrono::milliseconds timeout)
 #endif
 
     fd.store(new_fd);
-    ever_connected = true;
+
     logger.Info("TCP peer connected on " + endpoint);
     return true;
 }
@@ -159,25 +152,19 @@ bool TCPStreamPusherSocket::IsConnectionAlive() const {
     pollfd pfd{};
     pfd.fd = local_fd;
     pfd.events = POLLOUT;
-    if (::poll(&pfd, 1, 0) < 0)
+    if (poll(&pfd, 1, 0) < 0)
         return false;
     if ((pfd.revents & (POLLERR | POLLHUP | POLLNVAL)) != 0)
         return false;
 
     int so_error = 0;
     socklen_t len = sizeof(so_error);
-    if (::getsockopt(local_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, &so_error, &len) != 0)
+    if (getsockopt(local_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, &so_error, &len) != 0)
         return false;
 
     return so_error == 0;
 }
 
-bool TCPStreamPusherSocket::EnsureAccepted() {
-    if (fd.load() >= 0)
-        return true;
-    return AcceptConnection(std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(AcceptTimeout));
-}
-
 bool TCPStreamPusherSocket::SendAll(const void *buf, size_t len) {
     const uint8_t *p = static_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf);
     size_t sent = 0;
@@ -282,9 +269,6 @@ void TCPStreamPusherSocket::WriterThread() {
         if (!e.z)
             continue;
 
-        if (!EnsureAccepted())
-            broken = true;
-
         if (broken) {
             e.z->release();
             continue;
diff --git a/image_pusher/TCPStreamPusherSocket.h b/image_pusher/TCPStreamPusherSocket.h
index e2338c19..c735be59 100644
--- a/image_pusher/TCPStreamPusherSocket.h
+++ b/image_pusher/TCPStreamPusherSocket.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class TCPStreamPusherSocket {
 
     constexpr static auto AcceptTimeout = std::chrono::seconds(5);
 
-    std::atomic<bool> ever_connected{false};
     std::atomic<bool> broken{false};
 
     std::atomic<uint64_t> next_tx_id{1};
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ class TCPStreamPusherSocket {
     void WriterThread();
     void CompletionThread();
 
-    bool EnsureAccepted();
     void CloseDataSocket();
 
     bool SendAll(const void *buf, size_t len);